analogical signals, electrical signals representing a continuous natural process
1. A
signal that has a continuous nature rather than a pulsed or discrete nature.
Note: Electrical or physical analogies, such as continuously varying voltages, frequencies, or phases, may be used as analog signals. (
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2. A nominally continuous electrical signal that varies in some direct correlation with another signal impressed on a
transducer. (
188 )
Note: For example, an analog signal may vary in
frequency,
phase, or amplitude in
response to changes in physical phenomena, such as sound,
light, heat, position, or pressure.